Card machine guide · Personal services
For brow studios the Clover Flex is the usual starting point: short appointments and add-on services. Below: what the setup looks like, who it suits and where owners go wrong.
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At Merchant Fund Express, we set up Clover for which credit card machine is best for a brow studio: the right devices, the features that matter in your workflow and on-site training for your staff.
For most brow studios we start with the Clover Flex. A Flex goes where the sale happens: its own cellular connection, a long-lasting battery, a printer in the body and a drop-resistant build.
Brow studios run short appointments back to back, with add-ons and a high share of repeat clients on a four-to-six-week cycle.
Services (shape, tint, lamination) with add-ons and a booking buffer. Sold retail products sit beside services.
Cards and wallets with tips on the screen, and deposits to hold a slot.
One to three technicians, each with their own client list.
A Flex at the chair for checkout without leaving the client and a Mini at the front for retail.
Setup is done with you in the room: devices placed where they will really be used, items and modifiers entered in your language, a test of each payment type and a short training session for opening and closing.
| Role | Device | Why it earns its place |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Flex | Chairside checkout |
| Add-on | Mini | Front desk |
| Add-on | Flex Pocket | Pop-up days |
Skipping deposits for new clients invites no-shows that waste a prime slot.
the day's appointments are reviewed and new-client deposits confirmed.
services are short, so checkout happens at the chair on a handheld.
retail products (serums, pencils) are added at the end of a visit.
tips are totaled by technician.
One to three technicians. Individual logins let reports show each technician's services and tips.
Services are items priced by type, with add-ons as modifiers and retail products on the same ticket.
Brow services are short, repeatable and sold on trust, so the rhythm of rebooking is what grows the business. Offering the next appointment at the chair, with a reminder that goes out before the window closes, and a retail serum or pencil on the same ticket are the two habits that lift revenue per client without lengthening a visit.
Merchant Fund Express is the team behind your terminal: we install on site, train your staff and answer the phone after launch. When you want funding or equipment financing, it is available from the same company.
Yes. Deposits can be recorded as partial payments and applied at the visit.
Tip prompts appear at payment and are attributed to the technician.
Yes. Deposits can be recorded as partial payments and applied at the appointment.
At Merchant Fund Express, there is no price list on purpose. Your quote is built from your monthly card sales, your average ticket and the devices you need, so call (305) 384-8391 and we will price your actual setup.
Yes. Send or read us a recent statement and we will walk through what you pay today, with no obligation.
Deposits can be recorded when a new client books and applied at the visit, so the slot is protected and the client pays nothing twice.
Call Merchant Fund Express. We install it, train your staff and stay on the line after launch. Ask for a free rate review while you are at it.
